Do you like making books?
By explorations
@explorations (1712)
United States
January 15, 2009 7:22am CST
Making books has been part of my regular "creative" routine for about five years. I started out using very archaic methods, but they worked reasonably well for a beginner. Since then, I've been learning new stitching and binding methods. I love making books with my kids, writing about how to make books, making books for gifts, and making books to sell. I don't know why, but I never seem to make books for myself. Is that weird?
Do you like making books?
1 response
@antioxidant (438)
• Australia
15 Jan 09
How did you get started making books? It sounds interesting and i had thought about learning. Also where can you learn to bind books?
@explorations (1712)
• United States
15 Jan 09
I looked at sites like suite101.com, ehow.com, creativeportal.com and sites like that for "how to" instructions. Then, I looked at other book artist's websites by doing a handmade book or book arts search. One of my favorites is lookatbook.com - I was so inspired when I saw their efforts. There are also some great books at the library or bookstore about how to do this. I suggest hitting the craft section, and letting your fingers do the walking. It's so much fun!
